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the president of ukraine flees the capital, where thousands of protesters now control the streets. holly williams reports on today's fast-moving developments. michael sam meets with reporters at the n.f.l. scouting combine. terrell brown has his call for acceptance of gays in sports. >> i just wish you would see me as michael sam the football player and not michael sam the gay football player. >> axelrod: and the mystery of the disappearing moose. don dahler has been without with the researchers who want to know why. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, and this is a western edition of the broadcast. he was public enemy number one, a modern-day al capone in the eyes of law enforcement in chicago. we're talking about a brutal mexican drug lord named joaquin guzman, known as "el chapo," or shorty. tonight, he is in a prison in mexico city. captured in a joint u.s. and mexican operation. the feds says guzman ran an international heroin and cocaine empire worth $1 billion. employing thousands of gang members in chicago t
the president of ukraine flees the capital, where thousands of protesters now control the streets. holly williams reports on today's fast-moving developments. michael sam meets with reporters at the n.f.l. scouting combine. terrell brown has his call for acceptance of gays in sports. >> i just wish you would see me as michael sam the football player and not michael sam the gay football player. >> axelrod: and the mystery of the disappearing moose. don dahler has been without with...
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ukraine's parliament voted it to sack president yanukovych an today elected oleksander turchinov. parliament would say he is in charge. many would say they are in charge and yesterday yanukovych himself whose whereabouts we're not sure of popped up on television and said that he is still the president. i think the reality is that with ukraine's security forces now apparently in support of the protestors,ian -- yanukovych would sooner or later have to acknowledge defeat. but i think the protestors will probably stay out on independence square until ukraine holds fresh elections which is scheduled for may. >> jeff: and hard for the president to argue is he still in control when protestors have seized his actual house. that is another big story here too. >> well, it certainly doesn't help his case, jeff. the protestors took control of yanukovych's residence outside of kiev yesterday and when they opened it up to the public there were some extraordinary scenes. it is a palatial home with a private zoo and golf course. than all adds to the anger that the protestors feel for viktor yanu
ukraine's parliament voted it to sack president yanukovych an today elected oleksander turchinov. parliament would say he is in charge. many would say they are in charge and yesterday yanukovych himself whose whereabouts we're not sure of popped up on television and said that he is still the president. i think the reality is that with ukraine's security forces now apparently in support of the protestors,ian -- yanukovych would sooner or later have to acknowledge defeat. but i think the...
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to eastern ukraine near the russian border. russia withdrew its ambassador and the u.s. warned russia military intervention would be a grave mistake. the u.s. finished second in the overall medal count behind russia's 33. jim: the mentalist and the good wife. and our friends from metlife and snoopy 2 have had a very productive, outstanding week for us providing all of our aerial coverage of all of our matches since wednesday. it takes 63 matches to decide a champion. here was the 64th match. rickie made a birdie 3 to edge out ernie els for third. but here we go with this amazing comeback story continuing for ictor dubuisson. if it goes beyond this hole it will move over to the ninth and then the 10th. nick: a little 5-wood, something like that. >> remember he started this match by hitting it in the right desert, taking an unplayable. jim: he did the same thing this morning. nick: he has a much better rhythm now. jim: this used to be a 36-hole championship final. and it is the first time that the championship match has gone to e
to eastern ukraine near the russian border. russia withdrew its ambassador and the u.s. warned russia military intervention would be a grave mistake. the u.s. finished second in the overall medal count behind russia's 33. jim: the mentalist and the good wife. and our friends from metlife and snoopy 2 have had a very productive, outstanding week for us providing all of our aerial coverage of all of our matches since wednesday. it takes 63 matches to decide a champion. here was the 64th match....
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lavillene cleared 6.16 meters, which is roughly 20 feet two and a half inches at an indoor meet in ukraine. sergei bubka's old record stood for 20 years. so what happens when the turkish parliament takes up a bill giving the government more control over the judiciary? how about a complete lack of control? in the middle of a debate about restraining the judiciary's investigation of corruption in the government, a brawl broke out. one member of parliament was hospitalized with a broken nose. well, this didn't turn out too well. two student at reed college in oregon had a bright idea during last week's snowstorm. they built a giant snowmobile at the top of a hill. here it is at the bottom of that hill after slamming into a dorm. that's about $3,000 in damage. the students say it wasap accident. the school believes them, and so the two math majors won't have to pay for the repairs. still ahead, altered images-- how the damage super storm sandy did to one man's photographs actually turned out to be a gift. get you. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. c
lavillene cleared 6.16 meters, which is roughly 20 feet two and a half inches at an indoor meet in ukraine. sergei bubka's old record stood for 20 years. so what happens when the turkish parliament takes up a bill giving the government more control over the judiciary? how about a complete lack of control? in the middle of a debate about restraining the judiciary's investigation of corruption in the government, a brawl broke out. one member of parliament was hospitalized with a broken nose....
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back in the square, katerina had a stark message for putin. >> leave ukraine alone. leave ukraine. leave our people to make our future. don't disturb us any more. >> pelley: clarissa ward is joining us from in front of the barricades in the square. clarisa, you talked about ukraine being broke. the value of the currency has been dropping like a stone. did anything today change that? that's right, scott. today it even hit a 10-year low. it has decreased nearly 20% just in the last month alone. what this underscores is how serious this crise is and those new leader leaders who were up t stage tonight, they're going to face some really tough choices bah the economic reforms this country needs to survive are going to be very painful and very unpopular. >> pelley: and the u.s. has pledged some economic support just today. claris athanks very much. for a nearly bankrupt country, ukrainians are still marveling at all that president yanukovich left behind. for example, this unfinished megamansion on the black sea. work when workers there realized the president wouldn't be there to pay them
back in the square, katerina had a stark message for putin. >> leave ukraine alone. leave ukraine. leave our people to make our future. don't disturb us any more. >> pelley: clarissa ward is joining us from in front of the barricades in the square. clarisa, you talked about ukraine being broke. the value of the currency has been dropping like a stone. did anything today change that? that's right, scott. today it even hit a 10-year low. it has decreased nearly 20% just in the last...
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>> o'donnell: tonight, the >> o'donnell: tonight, the battle for ukraine. gunmen seize a government building and raise the russian flag as moscow sends fighter jets to the border. clarissa ward and david martin report. the midwest hasn't been this cold in three decades. fears of mudslides force evacuations in california. jamie yuccas and ben tracy on the weather extremes. the federal government investigates a deadly defect in g.m. cars, seven years after being alerted to the problem. jeff glor met the family of the first victim. >> she's still gone. and it's still their fault for not fixing the problem. >> o'donnell: and major garrett on the president's plan to put minority men on the road to success. >> if america stands for anything, it stands for the idea of opportunity for everybody. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is on assignment. i'm norah o'donnell. this is our western edition. ukraine finds itself in the middle of a tug-of-war between east and west. today, the u.s. repe
>> o'donnell: tonight, the >> o'donnell: tonight, the battle for ukraine. gunmen seize a government building and raise the russian flag as moscow sends fighter jets to the border. clarissa ward and david martin report. the midwest hasn't been this cold in three decades. fears of mudslides force evacuations in california. jamie yuccas and ben tracy on the weather extremes. the federal government investigates a deadly defect in g.m. cars, seven years after being alerted to the...
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the truce in ukraine never had a chance. the slaughter on the streets of kiev erupted again just hours after a cease-fire was announced between police and antigovernment protesters. this is kiev, the capital city, the center of the violence. the health department there reported 67 people were killed today. for three months, protesters have been demanding that ukraine have greater economic ties with western europe. this week, the protests exploded in violence. cbs news correspondent holly williams is near the square in kiev tonight. holly. >> reporter: scott, the fighting has died down here in the center of kiev tonight, but after a day of bloodshed, the demonstrators are already putting up new barricades preparing for more violence. ukraine's fragile truce crumbled within hours. on kiev's independence square this morning, protesters were picked off with live ammunition. affluent city streets became a battleground. some demonstrators were also armed. others targeted the riot police with flaming molotov cocktails. dima yurinov
the truce in ukraine never had a chance. the slaughter on the streets of kiev erupted again just hours after a cease-fire was announced between police and antigovernment protesters. this is kiev, the capital city, the center of the violence. the health department there reported 67 people were killed today. for three months, protesters have been demanding that ukraine have greater economic ties with western europe. this week, the protests exploded in violence. cbs news correspondent holly...
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after a slaughter that shocked the world, the president of the ukraine gives in to protesters. holly williams on why they're still chanting for his death. in an epic drought, california farmers are cut off from federal water supplies, while in the midwest, huge ice jams blocked rivers. carter evans and dean reynolds report. in miami, drivers rush from their cars on a major freeway to try to rescue a suffocating baby. >> fade to black. switch! >> reporter: and steve hartman on the road with the man who directs this broadcast on his final night. after five decades bringing the world into your home. >> this really is the only job i have ever had. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. there is a peace agreement tonight in ukraine but it came at the cost of at least 77 dead and hundreds more injured. after days of riot, president yanukovich gave in. today in a deal with leaders of the opposition, he agreed to early presidential elections, no later than december. then in rapid sequence, ukra
after a slaughter that shocked the world, the president of the ukraine gives in to protesters. holly williams on why they're still chanting for his death. in an epic drought, california farmers are cut off from federal water supplies, while in the midwest, huge ice jams blocked rivers. carter evans and dean reynolds report. in miami, drivers rush from their cars on a major freeway to try to rescue a suffocating baby. >> fade to black. switch! >> reporter: and steve hartman on the...
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today ukraine's military urged the president to take immediate action to restore stability. what are your orders from the government? >> no comment. >> reporter: no comment? >> no comment. >> reporter: behind the protesters' barricades, they've prepared molotov cocktails in case the police try to force them off the streets. oleksander tsarenko told us he's here because his electronics shop was taken from him by criminals with government connections. the u.s. is telling ukraine's leaders to do more to satisfy the protesters, but, scott, an advisor to russian president putin said in an interview today that the government here has no choice but to put down these demonstrations. >> pelley: holly williams above independence square again for us tonight in >> pelley: holly williams above independence square for us tonight in kiev. holly, thanks very much. california just took a drastic step to save its dwindling water supply. and a mother turned in her son before he could commit mass murder when the western edition of the "cbs evening news" continues. and savory roast for breakf. o
today ukraine's military urged the president to take immediate action to restore stability. what are your orders from the government? >> no comment. >> reporter: no comment? >> no comment. >> reporter: behind the protesters' barricades, they've prepared molotov cocktails in case the police try to force them off the streets. oleksander tsarenko told us he's here because his electronics shop was taken from him by criminals with government connections. the u.s. is telling...
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today ukraine's parliament was guarded by marked men arced with clubs and hammers. they're the same group of hard-core protestors who clashed violently with riot police last week. former president viktor yanukovych fled kiev. security camera footage is believed to show him escaping by helicopter. >> do you think things will get better than yanukovych has left. >> this is just the beginning. >> yanukovych must die. >> es still killing people. he killed ukrainian boy. >> reporter: with no police on the streets and these young men ready for revenge there were fears of a power vacuum in ukraine. but inside parliament, opposition leader insisted they were in control. >> are you in charge of the whole country? >> we need urgency to form the government there is the revolution. and revolution always has complications and repercussions. >> despite at rest warrant for the former president, ukrainians know this isn't over yet. the barricade is still standing, and are now schrynes to those killed in the demonstrations, many told us their country urgently needs reforms to make i
today ukraine's parliament was guarded by marked men arced with clubs and hammers. they're the same group of hard-core protestors who clashed violently with riot police last week. former president viktor yanukovych fled kiev. security camera footage is believed to show him escaping by helicopter. >> do you think things will get better than yanukovych has left. >> this is just the beginning. >> yanukovych must die. >> es still killing people. he killed ukrainian boy....
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there is late-breaking news in ukraine. the former soviet republic that shares a border with russia, tonight, the ukrainian president and the leaders of the antigovernment protests there have agreed on a truce, but it's hard to see that tonight in kiev, the capital. this is a live picture. two days of fighting there between police and protesters have left at least 26 dead and hundreds injured. for three months now, the protesters have been demanding closer economic ties with western europe. holly williams is above the burning city square. holly. >> reporter: scott, the two sides may have agreed to stop fighting and start talking, but there are still thousands of demonstrators out on the street here in central kiev tonight. they're facing off with lines of police, and they are determined to stay put. on kiev's independence square today, protesters tore up the sidewalks, mining for cobble stones that can be used as missiles. and they worked in teams to fill molotov cocktails in case ukraine's riot police try to force them off
there is late-breaking news in ukraine. the former soviet republic that shares a border with russia, tonight, the ukrainian president and the leaders of the antigovernment protests there have agreed on a truce, but it's hard to see that tonight in kiev, the capital. this is a live picture. two days of fighting there between police and protesters have left at least 26 dead and hundreds injured. for three months now, the protesters have been demanding closer economic ties with western europe....
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vladimir putin upped the ante by paying off billions of dollars of ukraine's debts. it opened a deep divide in ukraine, between those who believe they would be better off forging ties with europe and the united states and those whose loyalties lie with russia. it escalated until demonstrators finally called for viktor yanukovich to step down, culminating tonight in ukraine's bloodiest day since it gained independence from the soviet union in 1991. the crackdown is continuing tonight, scott. police have shut down the subway and closed off the roads leading to the square, but protesters who are already there are still holding their ground. it's impossible to know what tomorrow will bring. >> pelley: charlie, we're just hearing from the white house that the vice president called the ukrainian president and urged him to pull back today. more on this on "cbs this morning" tomorrow. charlie, thanks very much. today, winter storm warnings went up across the cascades and the rockies, but to the east, the relentless pounding began to let up. here's vinita nair. >> reporter: c
vladimir putin upped the ante by paying off billions of dollars of ukraine's debts. it opened a deep divide in ukraine, between those who believe they would be better off forging ties with europe and the united states and those whose loyalties lie with russia. it escalated until demonstrators finally called for viktor yanukovich to step down, culminating tonight in ukraine's bloodiest day since it gained independence from the soviet union in 1991. the crackdown is continuing tonight, scott....